SOLUTION: A pendulum has a length of 1.6 feet. Find its period, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second.

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Question 947454: A pendulum has a length of 1.6 feet. Find its period, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a second.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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T=2pi%2Asqrt%28L%2Fg%29
Assuming the pendulum is here on earth, g=9.8
Convert the length to meters,
L=1.6%2F3.28=0.4878m
So,
T=2pi%2Asqrt%280.4878%2F9.8%29
T=2pi%2Asqrt%280.04978%29
T=2pi%2A%280.223%29
T=1.4 s